"The Orphaned" illustrates one of the possibilities for refuge and growth available to orphans worldwide. A place of solidarity that requires minimal grants and donations from foundations or charities, but yields maximum rewards in terms of the benefits an orphaned child receives, and the individual they grow up to be. Amir's story characterizes Joseph, an orphan from an unspecified country in the Middle East, who loses his parents while in a foreign land. Joseph, seeking to build a stable future for himself, turns to the Church, which gives him refuge, shelters him, preserves his wealth, and...